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CVE-2026-72501

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's RDMA bnxt_re driver, the dpi variable is initialized only for the BNXT_RE_ALLOC_WC_PAGE case, but it is copied for all cases. Lack of initialization may lead to use of an uninitialized value.

Risk Assessment

Risk of using uninitialized memory may lead to unpredictable driver behavior, potentially causing crashes or security compromise.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-72501.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: RDMA/bnxt_re: Initialize dpi variable to zero dpi is initialized only for BNXT_RE_ALLOC_WC_PAGE, but copied for all the cases. So initialize the dpi to 0.

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